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Switching the order of paragraphs in a Microsoft Office Word document can be a frustrating task. If you cut and paste the paragraph, you often have to add or remove space before or after the paragraph to make certain that the spacing is correct. Instead of cutting and pasting, try using the SHIFT + ALT Continue Reading…

Take a “working tip” from one of our BOSS students who is currently enrolled in Richland College’s online POFT 1309 Administrative Office Procedures course and how she discovered the merits of Twitter and that it can be a wonderful networking tool for helping administrative assistants (and others) get handy advice and tips from other admin Continue Reading…

by Royce Murcherson, Ph.D. Even though email is one of the most important forms of electronic communication, it is one of the most frequently misunderstood in terms of its impact on public opinion, professional dealings, and even personal relationships. In short, email carries a punch particularly when you are communicating with your colleagues and supervisors Continue Reading…

We all have our favorite Microsoft Word tips and shortcuts! My favorite shortcut is that pressing the F12 key opens the Word Save As dialog box. In this article, Susan Harkins shares five easy-to-implement tips that will simplify your Microsoft Word tasks. Another of my favorites, which she discusses in her first tip, explains how Continue Reading…

This article is the second in a two-part series on improving your basic international business skills and manners. The first article was featured in the December 8, 2014 BOSS Blog. Consider taking POFT 2312 Business Correspondence and Communication from the BOSS program at Richland College to help you enhance your written communication skills so that Continue Reading…

Have you ever wished for a way to limit the data in an Excel cell to match certain parameters? If so, the Data Validation feature located under the Data tab in the Data Tools group is for you! It is a feature that is simple to use and offers several options. Let’s say that the Continue Reading…

Perhaps you may have heard the saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans,” and that statement certainly holds true when you or your boss have to do any international traveling. So, take a “working tip” from Richland College’s POFT 2312 Business Correspondence and Communication course on what you should do to improve your basic Continue Reading…

If you are like me, you really enjoy the winter holidays. There are so many different activities to enjoy! With each activity usually comes an invitation, a sign, and even thank you cards. If you share a special holiday food with someone you may need recipe cards. To help with all of these things, you Continue Reading…

These are not my words. They are the words of another teacher, speaking for all teachers everywhere! Please take 5 minutes to either read the article or watch the video by this inspiring and very dedicated teacher, Chase Mielke. Click here to watch the Video: What Students Really Need to Hear or Click here to Continue Reading…

by Royce Murcherson As an author and teacher in today’s digital world, I am bombarded with email heralding messages of all sorts. But the messages that stand out most in my mind are the ones that arrived in a small envelope either slipped under my door or dropped in my mailbox. One in particular was Continue Reading…